Information Processing Method, Information Processing Apparatus and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium

Abstract

An information processing method, comprising: receiving an investment amount for a movie work from a wallet of an investor; storing the investment amount for each investor on blockchain; acquiring information on box-office revenue of the movie work after a target figure to produce the movie work is achieved; and distributing the box-office revenue to each investor according to the investment amount and a profit distribution rule. This makes it possible to achieve proper fund raising and profit distribution for a movie work or the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing method, comprising:
 receiving an investment amount for a movie work from a wallet of an investor;   storing the investment amount for each investor on blockchain;   acquiring information on box-office revenue of the movie work after a target figure to produce the movie work is achieved; and   distributing the box-office revenue to each investor according to the investment amount and a profit distribution rule.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising returning the investment amount received to a wallet address of the investor according to a smart contract in which the profit distribution rule is described if the target figure is not achieved within a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a distribution amount for each investor is determined according to the smart contract in which the profit distribution rule is described and the investment amount,   the method further comprising transmitting the distribution amount determined a destination of which is the wallet address of the investor to the blockchain.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising registering an investor for the movie work and an SNS account so as to be associated with each other. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing method according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 determining a premium amount to be distributed to a first investor according to the profit distribution rule if a second investor who made an investment in response to a message sent from the first investor registered is specified; and   transmitting the premium amount determined, directed to a destination of a wallet address of the first investor to the blockchain.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing method according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 receiving candidates for a cast appearing in the movie work and candidates for a production company to produce the movie work, and   selecting a cast and a production company from the candidates,   wherein the box-office revenue is distributed to the cast and the production company at a predetermined ratio according to the profit distribution rule.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing method according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving votes for the cast and the production company from the investor; and   selecting a cast and a production company from the candidates based on the number of votes.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a first target for the target figure includes a production cost for a pilot video, and   a second target for the target figure includes a production cost for the movie work.   
     
     
         9 . An information processing apparatus comprising the one or a plurality of processors and a storage, the processor executing the following processing of:
 receiving an investment amount for a movie work from a wallet of an investor;   storing the investment amount for each investor on blockchain in the storage;   acquiring information on box-office revenue of the movie work after a target figure to produce the movie work is achieved; and   distributing the box-office revenue to each investor according to the investment amount and a profit distribution rule.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute processing of:
 receiving an investment amount for a movie work from a wallet of an investor;   storing the investment amount for each investor on blockchain;   acquiring information on box-office revenue of the movie work after a target figure to produce the movie work is achieved; and   distributing the box-office revenue to each investor according to the investment amount and a profit distribution rule.